Assume That Federated Stores,whose Credit Card Billings Total $120 Billion

question 40

Multiple Choice

Assume that Federated Stores,whose credit card billings total $120 billion per year,were to implement a lockbox arrangement that would speed up the collection of its credit card billings by 2 full days.If Federated could earn 3.5% on its marketable securities,how much would the firm earn per year from such a lockbox arrangement? Assume a 365-day year.

• A) $316.99 million
• B) $244.58 million
• C) $230.14 million
• D) $183.50 million

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